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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politicssenior party members, such as former education minister Nikos Fylis and former parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis, are voicing disquiet at the potential imposition of a top-down “party line... of the Mati wildfires in the summer of 2018 when he was interior minister. However, what is currently being
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Dendias issues reminder for EU and Turkey ahead of December council meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is making a concerted effort to make it clear towards Ankara and Brussels where Greece’s limits lie ahead of the crucial European Council this December. This is why Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias made a statement on Tuesday, aiming to reach both Turkey and the EU. He stated that due to its
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified, sent it to New Democracy’s then Secretary for Diaspora Affairs, Nikos Theodoropoulos, according
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting will be on June 19, with Greece unlikely to be in a position to claim its next bailout.... The only changes at the ministries which hold pivotal roles in Greece’s adjustment program were Nikos..., Yiannis Michelakis, at the Interior Ministry. Makis Voridis, briefly Infrastructure Minister
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsliquidity problem. Earlier comments by Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis were in this direction. He...Despite enduring a testing time during the meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee over the weekend, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged on Sunday without any serious damage and with the majority
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After talks at UN, Tsipras returns to grind of parliamentary politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsno sign of any discontent in the government’s ranks at this stage. However, the meeting of SYRIZA’s... by the election of a new parliamentary speaker on Sunday. SYRIZA is expected to propose former Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis, a SYRIZA stalwart, as the replacement for outgoing Zoe Konstantopoulou. After
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicspreparing a series of other bills as well. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a meeting with his ministers... applies immediately rather than after the next elections. Independent MP Nikos Nikolopoulos confirmed... against the government’s proposal. Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis did not rule out completely
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policypublic statements Kotzias made special reference to the recent quadripartite meeting (Greece-Bulgaria... the pair met last week. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided to set aside the unstable... administration, trans border cooperation, energy, interior affairs and cases of justice. One
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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the lenders. At the meeting, Tsakalotos proposed to MPs that they make their own suggestions regarding... the details of the agreement are known. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis’s suggestion last week... education minister Nikos Fylis. Recent reports also suggested that Fylis is one of those within the party
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PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicslast week. Ex-Interior Minister Yiannis Ragousis attended the meeting, taking a different approach... process be overseen by top constitutional law professor Nikos Alivizatos. This is another nod
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